Siege of Smolensk (1654)
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The Siege of Smolensk (1654) was a major early campaign in which Tsarist Russian forces captured the strategic fortress city of Smolensk from the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth during the Russo-Polish War of 1654–1667.
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| Label | Occurrences |
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| Siege of Smolensk (1654) canonical | 1 |
| Siege of Smolensk (1654–1655) | 1 |
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
military engagement
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siege ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Grand Duchy of Lithuania
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Tsar Alexis I of Russia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| attacker | Russian army NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| belligerent |
Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Tsardom of Russia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commandedBy |
Alexis of Russia
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Tsar Alexis I NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflict | Russo-Polish War (1654–1667) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflictSide | Tsardom of Russia vs Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflictType | early campaign of the war ⓘ |
| countryInvolved |
Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Tsardom of Russia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| defendedBy | Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth forces NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| endTime | 1654 ⓘ |
| followedBy | further Russian advances into the Grand Duchy of Lithuania ⓘ |
| hasCause | Russo-Polish War (1654–1667) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasEffect | transfer of Smolensk to Russian control ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | 17th century ⓘ |
| historicalRegion | Eastern Europe NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| location |
Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Smolensk NERFINISHED ⓘ Tsardom of Russia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| militaryObjective | capture of Smolensk fortress ⓘ |
| militaryTactic | siege warfare ⓘ |
| notableFor | capture of a major fortified city early in the war ⓘ |
| opponent | Polish–Lithuanian garrison of Smolensk NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| opposedBy | Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth nobility ⓘ |
| partOf |
Northern wars of the mid-17th century
NERFINISHED
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Russo-Polish War (1654–1667) NERFINISHED ⓘ wars of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth NERFINISHED ⓘ wars of the Tsardom of Russia ⓘ |
| precededBy | Russian invasion of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth in 1654 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Smolensk
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Smolensk War (1632–1634) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| result |
Russian victory
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capture of Smolensk by Russia ⓘ |
| significance |
strengthened Russian position in the Russo-Polish War (1654–1667)
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weakened Polish–Lithuanian control over eastern borderlands ⓘ |
| startTime | 1654 ⓘ |
| strategicImportance |
control of key route between Moscow and the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth
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control of major fortress city on the Dnieper ⓘ |
| territorialChange | Smolensk incorporated into Russian-held territories ⓘ |
| theaterOfWar | Belarusian–Lithuanian front of the Russo-Polish War (1654–1667) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timePeriod | 1650s ⓘ |
| used | siege artillery ⓘ |
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Siege of Smolensk (1654–1655)